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What Is Layer 2 of The OSI Model

Layer 2 of the OSI model, the data link layer, transfers data between network entities and detects and corrects physical layer errors. It was originally for point-to-point wide area networks but local area networks developed independently. Now, only error detection is present in most data link protocols, while flow control happens at the transport layer instead of data link layer for local area networks. The G.hn standard is an exception with a complete data link layer providing both error correction and flow control. Both wide area and local area networks organize physical layer bits into frames at the data link layer.

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What Is Layer 2 of The OSI Model

Layer 2 of the OSI model, the data link layer, transfers data between network entities and detects and corrects physical layer errors. It was originally for point-to-point wide area networks but local area networks developed independently. Now, only error detection is present in most data link protocols, while flow control happens at the transport layer instead of data link layer for local area networks. The G.hn standard is an exception with a complete data link layer providing both error correction and flow control. Both wide area and local area networks organize physical layer bits into frames at the data link layer.

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What is Layer 2 of The OSI Model: Data Link

Layer?
Layer 2 of The OSI Model: Data Link Layer provides the functional and procedural means to transfer
data between network entities and to detect and possibly correct errors that may occur in the physical
layer. Originally, this layer was intended for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint media, characteristic
of wide area media in the telephone system. Local area network architecture, which included broadcast-
capable multi-access media, was developed independently of the ISO work in IEEE Project 802. IEEE
work assumed sub-layering and management functions not required for WAN use. In modern practice,
only error detection, not flow control using sliding window, is present in data link protocols such as
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), and, on local area networks, the IEEE 802.2 LLC layer is not used for
most protocols on the Ethernet, and on other local area networks, its flow control and acknowledgment
mechanisms are rarely used. Sliding window flow control and acknowledgment is used at the transport
layer by protocols such as TCP, but is still used in niches where X.25 offers performance advantages.
The ITU-T G.hn standard, which provides high-speed local area networking over existing wires (power
lines, phone lines, and coaxial cables), includes a complete data link layer which provides both error
correction and flow control by means of a selective repeat sliding window protocol. Both WAN and
LAN service arrange bits from the physical layer into logical sequences called frames. Not all physical
layer bits necessarily go into frames, as some of these bits are purely intended for physical layer
functions. For example, every fifth bit of the FDDI bit stream is not used by the layer.

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